HEX atlas value

#A18987

#A18987 is a warm red HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 137, 135, HSL 5, 12%, 58%, has luminance 0.2722, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#A18987 Sample readable text

HEX #A18987

RGB rgb(161, 137, 135)

HSL hsl(5 12% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 16, 37)

Luminance 0.2722

Contrast Black 6.44:1White 3.26:1

CSS

--color-a18987: #A18987;
.background-a18987 { background-color: #A18987; }
.text-a18987 { color: #A18987; }

Luminance0.2722

Black text6.44:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#A18987","rgb":[161,137,135],"hsl":[5,12,58],"cmyk":[0,15,16,37],"luminance":0.2722,"contrast":{"black":6.44,"white":3.26}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9BCBA","hex":"#C9BCBA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.39,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#879FA1","hex":"#879FA1","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.5,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A19687","hex":"#A19687","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.23,"contrastWhite":2.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.16,"contrastWhite":2.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Driftwood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a18987.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#879FA1","analogous":["#A18792","#A19687"],"triadic":["#87A189","#8987A1"],"tetradic":["#92A187","#879FA1","#9687A1"],"splitComplementary":["#87A196","#8792A1"],"monochromatic":["#C9BCBA","#A18987","#725C5A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9BCBA","dark":"#725C5A","saturated":"#B8766F","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D4D4","neon":"#FF6052"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":26.851443164195103},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":28.089143810376278}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A18987

#A18987 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #A18987 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 161, 137, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 5deg with 12% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2722, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.44:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A18987 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.44:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9BCBA#000000 text · best 11.39:1#C9BCBA

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

#879FA1#000000 text · best 7.5:1#879FA1

#A19687#000000 text · best 7.23:1#A19687

Soapstone#000000 text · best 7.16:1#8D9A91

Generated Palette

#A18987#A18987

#879FA1#879FA1

#A18792#A18792

#A19687#A19687

#C9BCBA#C9BCBA

#725C5A#725C5A

Color Harmonies

#879FA1#879FA1

#A18792#A18792

#A19687#A19687

#87A189#87A189

#8987A1#8987A1

Variants

#C9BCBA#C9BCBA

#725C5A#725C5A

#B8766F#B8766F

#949494#949494

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

#FF6052#FF6052

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

Soapstone#8D9A91

#A18987

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A18987

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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